PhiLAdeLPhiA VoLunteer LAwyers for the Arts
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Protecting the landscape of creative expression
Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
professional advantages
Work with diverse legal issues While offering valuable expertise to the region’s creative sector, attorneys participating in the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the ArtsSM (PVLA) program: • Gain pro bono experience with the cultural community in entertainment law, contracts, intellectual property, real estate and digital media • Attend informative CLE programs on diverse legal issues in arts and culture • Showcase a firm’s commitment to the arts through front-line, pro bono work • Network at year-round Council events with like-minded business, legal and professional leaders
arts value
Affordable expertise PVLA delivers accessible expertise through: • Legal Lines – a no-cost phone consultation to discuss an arts-related legal issue • ArtFax – a no-cost phone consultation to review an arts-related legal document • Full Service Representation – for more complex situations that cannot be resolved in a phone call, such as contract drafting, litigation and negotiation • Courtesy Attorney List – for clients who don’t financially qualify for Full Service Representation or when the matter is not sufficiently arts-related • Speakers Bureau of highly successful attorneys • Online library of resources for purchase on the Council’s website • Artists’ workshops with experts on legal matters
Address legal issues in the creative community Contact the program director at 215.790.3836 or pvla@artsandbusinessphila.org Learn more at www.artsandbusinessphila.org/pvla
“The good news is that through the expertise of Pepper Hamilton attorney Phillip Mellet, we not only resolved the claim, but also developed a program to better handle the issue – with the complainants actually helping. Perhaps the best part is that the claimant’s daughter is now taking an art class here.” Carla Pastore executive director Center for the Creative Arts delaware
Longtime volunteer and supporter
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“I never deceived myself into believing I had any artistic talent. But I do love the arts – all of them – and I feel that I'm contributing to them by volunteering to help artists with their legal issues. I have PVLA to thank for this opportunity, and that’s why I’ve encouraged so many other lawyers to get At a glance involved with this wonderful program.” Pro bono and low-cost legal services for artists and arts and cultural organizations ▲
highly creative CLe programs for attorneys – spotlighting cutting-edge issues in the arts
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Affordable workshops for artists and cultural organizations
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Publications Library on a variety of legal topics
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frederick d. strober Philadelphia office Managing Partner saul ewing LLP
Law student internships for experiential learning
Volunteer attorneys When filmmaker Ben Herold won a Best New Director’s Award for “First Person” at the 2008 Philadelphia Film Festival, no one was happier than Steven Kim, Michael Costa and other Ballard Spahr attorneys who helped the documentary get the attention it deserved – by effectively dealing with intellectual property issues, creating a limited liability corporation and forming a trust fund to benefit the inner-city teens featured in the film.
impact each year, PVLA attorneys work with about 600 artists and more than 200 arts organizations on issues ranging from tax concerns to employment matters.
PhiLAdeLPhiA VoLunteer LAwyers for the Arts
Arts manager
About the Council The Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia strengthens the partnership between business and artists and the cultural community to drive the creativity, vitality and economic development of the Greater Philadelphia Region. By helping both arts and business thrive, the Council contributes to the region’s competitive edge across the country and around the world.
A community of volunteers Business people involved in Council programs receive regular invitations to “backstage” arts experiences, educational forums and other networking events. In addition to PVLA’s legal assistance, the Arts & Business Council provides: HANDS-ON VOLUNTEERS Business on CALL® engages business professionals from participating companies with arts and cultural organizations through short-term volunteering at theaters, museums, arts galas and more. MANAGEMENT CONSULTING Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA) trains and places business professionals as volunteer management consultants with arts and cultural organizations to work on issues such as strategic planning, financial management, marketing and more. TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT technology Connectors™ leverages assistance from technology professionals to provide the cultural community with software training and hands-on project support as well as short- and long-term technology planning and implementation. BOARD MEMBER TRAINING AND PLACEMENT Business on Board® trains business executives in nonprofit governance, carefully matches them with boards in the cultural community, and offers arts and cultural organizations workshops to strengthen board development and governance.
200 South Broad Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19102-3896 P: 215.790.3620 F: 215.790.3888 E: info@artsandbusinessphila.org www.artsandbusinessphila.org Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia is a division of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Regional Foundation and a chapter of the national Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts.
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